Norway
Norway regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Norway's criminal law contains specific penalty enhancements for certain criminal offences. The reported official data include cases of incitement to hatred. Hate crime data are collected by the National Police Directorate. Hate crime statistics are regularly published. The National Police Directorate conducts annual victimization surveys, which include questions about hate crime.
OFFICIAL DATA
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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2020 | 744 | 804 | 67 |
2019 | 761 | 70 | 37 |
2018 | 624 | 60 | 37 |
2017 | 549 | Not available | Not available |
2016 | 466 | Not available | Not available |
2015 | 347 | Not available | Not available |
2014 | 223 | Not available | Not available |
2013 | 238 | Not available | Not available |
2012 | 216 | Not available | Not available |
2011 | 218 | Not available | Not available |
2010 | 307 | Not available | Not available |
2009 | 236 | Not available | Not available |
About 2011 Data
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Figures include crimes of incitement to hatred. There is a discrepancy between the total figure and the sum of the breakdown by bias motivations because some crimes are recorded under multiple bias motivations.
Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) recommended that Norway provide more information on judicial statistics on prosecution, convictions and sentences on racist acts, noting a considerable lack of such information.
KEY OBSERVATION
No information is available.